Fernando Llorente Delivers for Spain… Again

by Elizabeth Hanchett, writing from New York

Spain had its third Euro 2010 qualifying match today against Scotland, while still being short their midfield maestro Xavi, still sidelined with tendinitis after missing Spain’s match against Lithuania last Friday and Barcelona’s match against Mallorca last Sunday. Villarreal’s Santi Cazorla, who was part of the Spanish squad which helped Spain win the last Eurocup in Austria and Switzerland, was chosen by Vicente del Bosque to play for him, and took the Catalan’s place on La Roja. And in a surprise move, coach Vicente del Bosque decided to sideline Fernando Llorente, the Athletic Bilbao striker who scored two headers against Lithuania, and opted to put Barcelona’s David Villa alone up front in a 4-5-1 lineup.

(Source: matchcentre)